The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-29 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. and maturday. • Mademoiselle Destinn ; Signor Wachtel. TO-MORROW (Saturday), April 30, will be performed, for the first time this season, Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LE IROPHETE. Fides, Mellle. Deatinn, her first appearance in that character in England ; Bertha, Madame Rudersdorff ; Count Oberthal, Signor Tazhafico ; Zaccaria, Signor Capponi ; Mathisen, signor Polonini ; Oiona, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; Sergeant, Signor Rossi ; Peasant, Signor Lucchesi ; and Jean of Leyden, Signor Wachtel, his first appearance in that character in Eng'and. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Grand Skiting Scene and incidental Divertissement will be supported by Md le. Salvoni, Mdlle. Carmine, Mdlle. Navarre, and M. Despla es. Commence at half past Eight. - - Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. Gd. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had et the box-office under the portico of the tbealre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicselh.rs' and librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL 1) RU R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a Ecene from TWELFTH NIGHT. Alter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shak,pere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The cast will include Impersonations by those emintit Irtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. IValter Montgomery, Mr. Waiter Lacy, Mr. Addison, Hr. Ryder, Mr. Itobert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelp s, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. }Merton, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss Rrse Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-lane Ccm pany. To conclude with AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING will be performed TWELFTH NIGHT. Messrs. Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton. Howe, Wm. Farren, Rogers, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, litzwilliam, &c. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe, &e. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly rower, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. p OYAI, LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. Alter which. Mr. John Brougham's Original Comedy, PLAYING- WITH FIRE.. Messrs. J. Brougnum, Emery, Widdicomb, J. G. Shore ; Mies C. Leelercq, Miss Henrade, 11116 s P. Lectereq ; Jrs. Winstanley. Doors open at 7, comm.:nee at hall-past. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. Messrs. Tinfng, Hermann Vezin, Nelson, D. FieLer, &c.; Mesdames Hermann •Vezin, C. Carson, &c Alter which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with DRAWING-ROOMS, SECOND FLOOR, AND ATTICS. NTEW THEATRE-RO PAL, Bole Proprietor and Manazer. M. B. Webster. .A.ll THIS:EVENING,an apropos Sketch. SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH: Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, It. Phillips, Biliington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss 11. Simms and Mrs. Iliilington. To emclude with THE AREA BELLE: Messrs. J. L. Too:e, P. Bedtord, Lt. Romer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATEMAN.—L E A 11.-I'Hlo EVENING and EVERY EVENING-.—Miss Bateman will appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish maid-n until further notice. In order to give due effect to t .is most remarkable sucaes‘ of the season, eacire.y new scenery by the celebrat?a artists Messrs. hanson and ions, a_tcl Thompson. New dr, sst.s and appo'ntments have be, n prepare t for its production.—N.B. In consequence of the 'u•essing and numerous applications at the Box-office, ar ingements have now been made by which Seats rn-y be ob tained a Fortnight in Advance. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. Alter which (third time) MAZOURKA. Meesrs. Honey, Turner, &c. ; Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. Followed by TURN HIM OUT. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The greatly successful new Comedy every Evening. First week of a new Sensation Farce.-3lr. J. Clarke. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. P4ul Bedford, Mr. J. itobinson, 31r, Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone; Mrs. Char es Mathews, Miss ll , rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, 3liss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirring. EVERY EVENING, at 7, a Farce, with a new sensation, called SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley. Mr. Johnstone ; Miss Fanny Josephs and Miss Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINING: Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, and Mrs. Stirling. After whith, at 10, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UND TIIE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and A. Cottrell. Commerce at 7. COALS.—Itaa LILLES HAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collier:es. Marqu15'.......265. per ton. I Double 9 1e. per ton. Top 25e. „ Nut 5........ „ Deep . „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De note, Westbourne Park-road, W., and a, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containin;y, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, ota be had Every Evening of G. It GLMNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Counaught-terrace. Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 29, 1864. -46- THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 61 Barometer-30.15. Wind—N,W.; fresh breeze, and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Inn DAY.—Morning, 7h. 3m.—Afternoon, m. 40al, To-Kowaow.-Morning, Bi. 15m.—Afternoon, Bh. 56m. (0." . %‘ 'AP Ult LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1864, It must be confessed that Ministers are particu larly unfortunate just now. First one thing and then another seems to conspire against them, and all the unpleasant reports, disagreeable rumours, and inimical hints that have been circulated, whis pered about, and spread abroad, seem to be coming true, and ihat at a very awkward time. In the recess things can be smuggled over in a convenient fashion, and the most perplexing inquiries can be shelved, as it were, with one device) or another. If quite otherwise, however, during the session. Then all are on the qui vice for intelligence, and il there are no reports afloat concerning an enemy, a friend's reputation must be sacrificed, rather than have nothing to find fault with or grumble at, A few months ago the sage or sapient adherents of the Government would have scouted the idea of their being worsted in so many encounters, and quite ignored the notion of their being taken in and dup e d cn so many occasions. Experience that teaches so many sad and stern lessons has, however, imparted :his direful information, and our present advisers can neither boast of their wi's or their N"sdore. Perhaps they have b een w illi ngly de ceived ; but as they dare not confess such a thing, the same blame must attach itself to them, as if they had been really desirous of acting impartially. Lord LYONS' despatch recently published is a very curious communication, and even in these days of remarkabie occurrences and astounding anomalies it is a very striking and startling affair. Perhaps the most conspicuous part of the transaction is the coolness w i t h which the matter is treated by every one. D oe s this quiesence show indifference to the cheatin practised, or fear o f offs nding the parties g implicated in the concern Either way the very guarded enpressions made use of seem quite out of place. It is in a manner holding oat a premium for trickery and deceit to allow such glaring instances to pass by almost nnoticed and quite e eoeusured. At all events, such slurring over grave offence, against honesty, is one of the innovations of the new styl e o f thi ngs i ntro d uce d by the di sc i ples of progress o f th e present day. I saying o f t h e F rench monarch, that as % w ifl noble truth and honour were banished from the rest of the wcrld, they ought to be enshrined in the hearts of kings; but there is no need for the sentiment to die out in these practical times that have suc ceeded to the poetic days of ancient chivalry. In Cl. matters that are more or less national, and in ail traneactione that have reference to the inter- TliE SUN, LOI\DON, FRIDAY EVE.NING, APRIL 29, 1864. the verdict of a member of the Calcutta Medical College, who said, " If a man is fortunate when he first comes out be will have fever; if be is unfortu nate he will have dysentery; if he is very unfortu nate he will have cholera." Such a picture may be an extreme one, but it is only too evident that there is urgent need of some change. We are pay ing a dear price for the culpable indiff:rence and neglect which has hitherto been shown in these matters in the lives of valuable public servants whose official duties oblige them to undergo the risks attending a prolonged resi dence in Calcutta. Mr. MILLS, •Q.C., the new judge, is, we regret to learn, the latest victim. Some efforts have lately been made to mend matters, and the report of the chairman of the newly ap• pointed Sanitary Commission, only :comprises the most that has been said of the state of the city. The Government is preparing for its move to Simla, and is therefore, in common with the public, awaiting anxiously Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN'S Budget. That anxiously looked for event is not likely to be quite so welcome this year as last, since recent events have interfered with the expected surplus. Fortunately, the unusually large receipts from the customs have compensated in a great measure both for the depression of the opium trade and for the tightness of the money market. Unfortunately Sir CHARLES TRaVELYAN has lost much of his popula rity among the trading community by his inaction dnring the late commercial crisis. Matters are now mending, bat from the restricted state of the cur rency the recurrence of such panics is but too cers tain. Why cannot our financiers try the experi ment of a paper currency under proper limitations, based on the national credit. Such a course would relieve India from her monetary difficulties, and would avoid the possibility of a crisis like the pre sent. It would also give a stimulus to enterprise and an encouragement to trade and commerce, which could not fail to affect the general prospe rity of the country and to develop its resources, Had the panic occurred in a less favourable year its results would have been far more serious, but we have no security that it will not recur when the Exchequer is embarrassed and the crops failing. According to English, and still more to Anglo- Indian custom, we must we suppose wait for that day before we can hope for a substantial change. Reforms of all kinds are, however, likely to go on under the new Governor, whose energy and industry have startled officials of every degree from their comfortable dolce tar niente. None can complain of overwork when they see the amount of labour accomplished by the chief of the State, and accord ingly a long accumulation of arrears is being cleared of in every quarter. The Viceroy does not spare sharp words and practical hints to indolent or supine officials; and by example, precept, and keen supervision, he has succeeded in stirring up . the various departments to a degree of vigour and inactivity long unknown. Neither is his supervision a mere form, since almost every re port bears, it is said, in its marginal notes a proof of its 'having been read by the Governor himself. Afraid apparently of the reaction which would fol low his absence, the Governor takes the whole secretariat with him to Simla, where, if they get change of air, they are not likely to get too many holidays under such a chief. India wanted such a man at her head, since the immense accumulation of neglected public questions placed a formidable barrier in the way of her social and political pro gress. There are in all quarters of the country abuses to be rectified, reforms to be instituted, im provements to be Effected which have been talked of year by year but have never been forthcoming. The present session has seen many important measures passed in Calcutta, and one of them for the registration of d&eds is interesting to many in this country, since it secures the purchaser of land from fraud and litigation, thus encouraging the formation of enterprising companies, .and the in• vestment of English money in India. Altogether the news is satisfactory, and we may hope that the active and enlightened spirit now infused into - Calcutta councils will before long produce marked effects. communication of Stater, the greatest sincerity should prevail, also the utmost care ought to be used to prevent any false report gaining ground, and any unfounded charge being credited. The same rule epp:ies to the concerns of friends and foes, lukewarm supporters, and devoted adherenta. Justice knows no distinction, and there will be an end of all upright dealings and fair conduct, if once the idea obtains that it is lawful to out wit an adversary at the expense of candour, and through the violation of the laws of straight forwardness. Nothing can excuse Mr. SEWARD for the part he has played in this disgraceful affair of the forged despatch. It has been, indeed, reported that he was aware of its peculiar cha racter. That cannot be proved, and it does not mend one serious error to make another mistake in accounting for its origin. At all events those who are kind Enough to give him the benefit of the doubt cannot deny that he deserves the im putation, and if it is an unjust assertion, he should reflect that he had no right to be in such a hurry to take away the reputation of others, and then upon a supposition to do them a positive injury, or work upon the credulity of too impressionable allies. It is a grievous blunder in his acts as a public man. The American war has been rife with these disastrous personal complications, but none of the preceding affairs has at all come up to this last scandal. It is a very lame account of the proceed ing which is given in Lord LYONS' letter. Perhaps he is ashamed of the whole thing, and, if so, it is the first sign of good taste and feeling which has been shown in the transaction from beginning to end. We have seen the most ignorant infatuation, the most indecent taste, and the most unwarrant able jumping at conclusions on all aides, as regards Mr. SEWARD and his myrmidons, and Earl Rus SELL and his emissaries, bat no trace of consideration is anywhere discoverable and no gleam of good will or generous forbearance lights up the dark and devious track that has been pursued. It is one of the many evils which accrue from the influence of such narrow views, and the constant practice of petty actions, that when any mistake is made there is nothing to fall back upon. It is impossible for the politician, the diplomatist, or the statesman to recover himself, because he was only actuated by the most sordid and selfish motives. He aimed at damaging his opponent, not at render ing the State a signal service. Those who make the end justify the means can never hope to inspire respect or to win regard. If they succeed, they may forget all higher influences in the whirl of the busy wheel of fortune; but if they fail there is nothing to impart dignity to reverses or to take the sting from defeat. It may be that some of those connected with these forged communications may still rejoice at the success of the mar mune, although they admit the falsity of the reports that have worked the mischief. If so, they ought to be ashamed of themselves, for such a dastardly course of action is a disgrace to a civilised state and would be a stain in the annals of savage warfare. One thing is worthy of notice—that the deasit has been very lightly passed over by our Ministers. The Attorney-General has admitted that, in his sim plicity, he believed the reports to be genuine ; but the other Ministers will not allow their wisdom to be in fault, and prefer to allow the matter to drop quietly. In the name of English honour, and for the sake of national credit, this should not be. A wrong has been perpetrated, and our Government have helped to do it; a gross injustice has been done to a struggling State, and those who have been active agents in assisting in the outrage should come forward and disown the originators of the base and ignoble transaction, if they dl not take as much pains to circulate the denial as they did to spread abroad the false accusation,tb ey are compro. raising themselves, and must share the disgrace, if not the guilt, of the conspiracy. There is nothing to be ashamed of in confessing a mistake, but there is everything to blush for in keeping up the game of subterfuge, and allowing things to take their course when that course is a crooked one, and such that will not bear the light of day shed upon it. It is to be remembered that the subjects of this realm have suffered great wrongs in cense quence of this shameful and scandalous proceed; ng . It seems strange that so little care has , er n eels The follow' .ag official correspondence has been fenced by those bound to protect them for their issued fr . am the War-office : unjust and unf a i r treatment. T ' .aose who review "Horse Guards, S.W., April 22, 1864. the course of this American War from the outset wi2,l Sir,—Referring to my letter of the 6th inst., assuredly trace this ePisc''ae in dark colours, and no transmitting a copy of Lieutenant-General Sir triumph that the P P .,rtial success of the nefarious John Pennefather's report on the Volunteer Review scheme has wrou ght out for political an d p ar t y par- at Guildford, I ha ve now th e h onour, b y direction of Field Marshal Commanding in Chief, to send you , poses can corrApensate fcr the mischief it has done 'for submission to the Secretary of State, a copy of a in destroy,ng confidence and shaking our faith and supplementary report from that officer with regard relianrse in the goodwill of our Government. It is to the volunteer artillery present on that occasion, too late to tell us to rest and be thankful when —I have, &c., there is no se cur it y t h at any day the garbled ac. ( Signed) J. YORK? SCARLET T , A.G. count, the fals e report , an d the forged despatches of "The Under Secr e t ar y o f St a t e f or W ar, " & c. an unscrupulous and unprincipled foreigner may not actuate a Minister to adopt the most stringent course, and to resort to the most extreme measures. Before Earl RUSSELL next presumes to address a public meeting, and talk so glibly of the necessity of altering our laws to suit the fancies of our sen sitive allies, he had better take the trouble to ascer tain whether he is not the dupe of an adroit schemer, and the victim of some practical joke. It is long since so flagrant an outrage has been offered to the good sense, the high character, and the honourable feeling of this country, and it is too bad for those who have done so much harm to be too proud to own their errors, or too wilful to do their utmost to rectify the mistakes it has led them to csmmit, and the injuries that it has been the means of inflicting. the . still more The Volunteer T :treviewat Guildford, "Aldershot, April 18, 1864. " Sir,—lt has been brought to my notice that in my report, dated the 31st ult., of the Volunteer Review, which took place under my command on Easter Monday hat, at Blackheath, near Guildford, I made no mention of the volunteer arti lery. ";I have now to request that you will do me the honour to acquaint his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief and the Secretary of State for War that this omission was unintena tional on my part, and that I had good reason to be satisfied with the soldier•like appearance of the artillery, the excellent state of their guns, carriages, horses, and gear, and the efficient manner in which the batteries were worked and marceuvred on the occasion in question. "Many of pieces were heavy guns, and it was surprising to see how well they were moved over 13me very broken ground —even the 24-pounders— although of course such batteries, intended for posi tion, could not be calculated on to act with infantry in extended field operation. " It is right I should add, and I think it most creditable to the force, that no remonstrance, re presentation, or complaint on the part of the Volun teer Artillery, directly or indirectly, has been made to me with reference to the omission above referred to.—l have, &c. It is satisfactory to learn, by the news from Cal cutta, that recent investigations tend to prove that the outbreak on the North- West frontier was not the result of so general a conspiracy as was once feared. There is no doubt that the disturbances were enccu'aged, if not originated, by Mahommedan agents, several of whcm have been arrested at Patna; but it appears that nothing has yet oc curred to strengthen the belief of a widespread Mussulman confederacy. On the contrary, it would appear, from the trifling nature of the evi dence adduced, as well as from the relationship proved to exist between the principal agent and some of the frontier tribes, that the whole aff a i r was of a purely local and temporary character. This is a highly satisfactory result of the investi gation, removing the uneasiness and suspicion na turally excited by a less favourable view of the case. From Calcutta itself the news is cheering enough, with one serious exception, the state of the public health. Still, even the sicleaees and mortality now so terribly frequent on the banks of the Hooghly may in the end prove - La be blessings in disguise, by compelling the authorities to take active measures of sanitary reform. The acknow ledged evils of the city have been suffered to in• crease with the increasing population until they have reached a height and a virulence that threaten most serious results, unless their progress be promptly checked. 5,000 corpses, it is said, are an nually thrown into the river,:i to float among the shipping, while the total absence of drainage and sewerage increase a hundredfold the natural unhealthiness of the city. When we add to these evils the condition of the native town and the defi ciency of pure water, we shall not mush wonder at (Signed) "J. L. PENNEFATIIEII, Lieut,-Gen. "The Adjutant-General," &c. " War-office, April 28, 1864. "Sir,—l am directed by the Earl De Grey and Ripon to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d inst., enclosing a supplementary report from Lieutenant-General Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., on the Volunteer Review which was held o❑ Easter Monday, and to request that you will inform his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com manding-in,-Chief that his lordship has observed with great satisfaction that the volunteer artillery has received from Sir J. L. Pennefather equal com mendation to that alleAdy bestowed by him on the other arms of the service.—l have, &c., (Sigh ei) "The Adjutant-Gem rAI." EDSVAIIi) LCOARID. SOCIETY FOR THE gNCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.—Last evening Dr. Christopher Dresset delivered a lecture "On Colour; Its Harmonies and Con trasts." He gave in a succinct form a history of the disco veries as to the nature of colours and their progressive com binations, beginning with the three primitive colours, red, blue, and yellow, and then going into their combinations in the secondary and tertiary classes ; showing also how by certain rules of proportion, certain combinations of colour, primar3 , secondary, and tertiary, brought into jumtaposition would produce a harmonious effect or the reverse. The lecture, which was thoroughly practical in its bearing, was listened to with great interest by a numerous audience. A discussion followed, in which Mr Hurlstone (who occupied the chair), Mr H, Tidey, Mr Dutton, Mr Wood, and others took part, CHARLES DICKENS'S NEW STORY, Part I. of Our Mutual Friend." The " two green leaves" cleat to us all by reason of so many delightful recollections are putting forth anew, this once, appropriately enough in the spring time. Upon the average, hithertol if *b relamber rightly, they have ten to burgeon in the autumn, generally speaking, somewhere about October. Anyhow, they came forth upon this occa sion in every imaginable way most seasonably. Where the last story of our treat ttumourist ended, his new story WOW begins. As we open the first chapter we are, with him—afloat again upon the Thames. Not participating in the flight of another convict, such as that wonderful Magwitch in " Great Expectations," but sculling, in the autumn twilight, over the great river in a boat propelled by the daughter of a " shoreman," one Gaffer llexam, a creature not unlike Shakspere's Samphire-Picker, for inasmuch as he has to do with the borders of the great deep, and that his, also, is indeed a "fearful trade I" The Bird of Prey, as nexam is dubbed by our novelist, sits in the stern of the beet when we first see him —On the Look Out ! As an opening chapter, this first one of " Our Mutual Friend" is wonder fully striking. It influences the reader, like a glance from the Ancient Mariner's eye : we needs must listen. In its way, as an introduc tion to a serial story, it is equal —more than this we could not possibly say of it—it is equal to that opening chapter in. the graveyard by the marshy fiats, giving at once a landscape and a haunting in terest to "Great Expectations." And as the little boy Pip and that shuddering,hunted Magwitch stood out vividly there from that congenial background of the wild fiat and the weedy graveyard —so here upon the instant we have indelibly imprinted upon our recol lection--afloat upon the river Thames—at their un holy work towards nightfall...the 'longshoreman Hexam, and that foul creature's fair young daughter! Already, in truth, there is abundant promise in this Part I. of an enthralling story. The ravelling of the thread of it into a most intricate plot is, to our mind, in these thirty-two pages, even now pretty well accomplished. Insomuch that we can readily understand at once the initial hieroglyphic on the green cover. Four chapters make up this first instalment. The preliminary chapter we have already characterised. The one imme diately following it introduces us to a throng of genuine Boz characters. The Veneerings— to begin with —occupy the foreground. A wonderful couple ! Everything new about them : they them selves being —as newly married, when the tale begins, we are gravely told, "as was lawfully compatible with their having a bran new baby." 11 e new. ness of their friends, moreover, is suggestive to our author of the drollest incidents imaginable: among others, take the following, " fearful circumstance," as he calls it—occurring when the guests are assembling at a dinner-party given by these same Veneerings— " Mis-ter and Mia-sis Podsnap I" "My dear," says Mr. Veneering to Mrs. Veneering, with an air of much friendly interest, while the door stands open, "the Podsnaps." A too, too smiling large man, u ith a fatal freshness on him, appearing with his wife, instantly deserts his wife and darts at Twemlow with : "How do you do ? So glad to know you. Charming house you have hero. I hopo we are not late, So glad of this opportunity, I aria sure I" When the first shock fell upon him, Twemlow twice skipped back in his neat little shoes and his neat little silk stockings of a bygone fashion, as if impelled to leap over a sofa behind him; but the large man closed with him and proved too strong. "Let me," says the large man, trying to attract the at tention of his wife in the distance, "have the pleasure of presenting Mrs. Podsnap to her host. She will be," in his fatal freshness he seems to find perpetual verdure and eter nal youth in the phrase, " she will be so glad of the oppor tunity, I am sure 1" In the meantime, Mrs. Podsnap, unable to originate a mistake on her ern account, because Mrs. Veneering is the only other lady there, does her best in the way of hand somely supporting her husband's, by looking towards Mr. Twemlow with a plaintive countenance and remarking to Mrs. Veneering iu a feeling manner, firstly, that she fears he has been rather bilious of late, and, secondly, that the baby is already very like hint, It is questionable whei,her any man rialto relishes being mistaken for any other man ; but, Mr. Veneering having this very evening set up the shirt-front of the young An tinous (in new worked cambric just come home), is not at all compli men t e d by being supposed to be Twemlow, who is dry and w caz:n thd some 30 years older. Mrs. Veneering equally resen's the amputation of being the wife of Twem low. As to ;:womiow, he is so scasible of being a much bett it. bred man than Veneering, tlat he considers the large man an offensive ass. In this complicated dilemma, Mt Veneering approaches the large man with extended hand and, smilingly assures that incorrigible personage that ht is delighted to see him : who in his fatal freshness instantly replies " Thank you. lam ashamed tt say that I cannot at this moment recall where we met, bu. I era so glad of this op portunity, I am sure I" Then pouncing upon Twemluv, who holds bank with all his feeble might, he is haling hin off to present him, as Veneering, to Mrs. Podsnap, when the arrivals of mere guests unravels the mistake. Wiereupon, having re-shaken hands with Veneering as Veneling, he re-shakes hands with Twemlow as Twemlow, ard winds it all up to his own perfect satisfaction by saying to the last-named, " Ridicu lous opportunity—but so glad o it, I am sure 1" Now, Twemlow having undtTorie this terrific experience, having likewise noted the tusk ] , of Boots in Brewer and Brewer in Boots, and havin g arther observed that of the remaining seven gu e sts four d scree t c h arac t er s enter with wandering eyes and wholly detine to commit themselves as to which is Veneering, until Veneering has them in his grasp ; Twemlow having prolted by these studies, finds his brain wholesomely harlening as he approaches the conclusion that he rally is Veneering's oldest friend, when his brain oftens again and all is lost, through his eyes encelntering Veneering and the large man linked together twin brothers in the back drawing-room near the coi 3 sevatory door, and through his ears informing hi m i n th e tor ts o f M rs. V eneer i ng that the same large man i s t o b e b a by a godfather. Among the retaine rs in att, ndance at this dinner party there is one, by the way, who is so depreciatory in his manner of everythingand everybody that, when " 4s he precedes a guest up ti e sta i rcase, w i t h a mourn ful air, he does so who should say, Here is another wretched victim come to dinner : such is life." Bottle in hand, I, goes t h e roun d of the table " like a gloomy A ra l yt i ca l Ch em i s t : always seeming t o say after Chablis, sir P You wouldn't if you knew Shat it's made of." Hence forth, naturally, he is btver mentioned, this same melancholy retainer, but ts the "Analytical Chemist" —every time more and riore ludicrously. Commend us—among the guests vaited upon by the Analyti cal Chemist to the Po,lo-naps already introduced — he " with two little light- co l oure d wiry wings on either side of his else Pod snaps head, looking as like his hairbrush as his hair" shy " fine woman fo r Professor Owen, quanti ty o f b on e, neck and nostrils like a rocking h orse , et cetera. Or, better still, commend us to th e Mature Young gentleman " with too much nose in his face, too much ginger in his waistcoat, too much sp ar kl e i n hi s s t u ds, his eyes, his buttons, his talk, a n d hi s teet h." Or best of all —Lady whiskers, too much torso in his 'Pippins " with an immense obtuse drab oblong &ce, like a face in a tablespoon." An old lady, who, in her gaiety of manner, enh a n ces the humour of her remark s e; b y a certain yellow play in her throat like th e l egs o f scra t c hing poultry." The Four B u ff ers of th e party, moreo ver, including among them B oo ts and B rewer , h e lp the fun of this portion of the story am az i ng ly. The only rational people, by th e wa y, among t h e w hole sot being Mortimer Li g ht woo d, t h e So li c it or , and his friend, formerly hi s sc h oo lf ellow, the gloomy Eugene, Barrister- a t-L aw . T he way i n which Mortimer tells a story a t th e di nner table---a story directly bearing upon the whole plot of the serial here com menced—the way in which Alortimer relates it, with all the byeplay and all the interruptions I well, to our mind Mr. Dickens has never written anything more delightful in the way of quiet, plays fel humour, has never written anything more plen tifully marked with touches of that life-like reality, in respect to which Us writings are—simply, in one word, inimitable. The chapter coming next, chapter three, that is, entitled " Another Man" —as the one before it has been typically called (in reference to tho plot) " The Man from Some where"—carries us onward into the intricacies of that labyrinth the readers of " Our Mutual Friend" are happily deslined now to track out through all its manifold windings during the ue:ct nineteen months consecutively. The Police Station—the Police Inspector, cool and 4eliber4te► lid`, an abbot fin his monastery, oven while the drunken drab in the cell hard-by is clamouring in her shrieks for some other ttretian:a- liver—the said Inspector's alert satellite.--these and other ecenal° and people, thereabouts, are described as Mr. Dickens only can describe :London localities and specimens of the bondon poptilation. Finally; in the fourth chapter completing this opening number of the new story, we arc introduced, in the purlieus of Hollo way, to divers members of ft The B. Wilfer Family," The chubby paterfamilias in the group, It. 'Miter hieaself, to Wit, bean., it is hinted, a resemblance to the conventional cherub grown up and clothed! R. stands for Reginald, but the cheru bic Wilfer being a poor clerk merely, with a very small stipend, modestly contracts into it, a Christian native for which his facetious associates, thereupon substitute a variety of preposterous adjectives and participles beginning with It, as Ripe, Ridiculous, Roaring, Raffish, and so forth, the favourite substi tute for his own name, the one sticking to him like a burr, being—absurdly—Rumty !,Mrs. Wilfer, his wife, who ties her head in a handkerchief, and wears a pair of gloves in doors, "as a kind of armour against misfortune (invariably assuming it when in low spirits or in difficulties) and as a species of full dress"—promises to be as amusing in her way as Mrs. Micawber. Two out of the daughters of the house, Bella and Lavinia, are already, here. among our acquaintance. Inducted also into the Wafer establishment, as the new lodger on the first floor, is one in whom we are fain to recognise not only " three gentlemen in one," like Mrs. Malaprop's Cerberus, but the hero of the narrative. Can he be " Our Matual Friend ?" Already we know not how to call him ! Mr. John Harmon—Mr. Julius Handford—Mr. John Arrowsmith. By the way it almost seems to us as if —out of the very confusion there is in regard to his identity, or rather out of the very reduplication of his—how shall we term them?—well, in Cockney Latin,aliases —the wrong name, is, as it seems to us, for the moment, by an oversight, applied to him in the very last sentence of Part One, that is to say, the wrong name (again wo would inter ject here, as it seems to us), in Bella's regard ! It is, namely, where Mr. John Arrowsmith is spoken of as one whom she (Bella) might have regarded with different eyes had she known that he rather resembled a twin brother of—(a person wholly un known to her as yet even by name)—" Mr. Julius Handford!" The allusion could only have been comprehensible to us had it here been said— " Mr. John Harmon." However, this apparent con fusion in regard to the name referred to, may be our own exclusively. The sequel of the story, under any circumstances, will for certain clear up the seeming difficulty. As certainly as the ninth chapter of it (p. 84) we perceive by a fly-Mem, is to clear up the difficulty about the popular phrase suggestive of the book's title. At any rate, we may now most cordially congratulate Mr. Dickens upon the bril liant commencement he has here made of his new serial fiction—as we may certainly congratulate his countless readers upon the treat before them. Ae the new illustrator of Charles Dickens, vice "Phiz," Mr. Marcus Stone makes a very creditable beginning. The river scene with the Bird of Prey, afloat with his Child upon the Thames, is excel lent. And cleverly, too, in the other illustration to Part 1., has the artist depicted—how shall we call him ?—Our Mutual Friend ?—with his back to us ! TIIE BOYAI ACADEMY, (Tins DAY.) The Private View of the Royal Academy collec- tion for the season of 1864, has enabled us this fore noon to appreciate some at least among its many excellencies. On Monday morning, in due course, the great annual Picture Exhibition will be thrown open to the inspection of the Public at large. But, to-day, careful examination before..h.and of the principal works of art contributed this year to the walls of the Royal Academy by the various competitors, affords us the customary opportunity of premising what may there be anticipated by the General Public, in the way of either satisfaction or disappointment. Out of upwards of one thou■ sand works of art, pictorial and sculpturesque (to be precise, the number particularised in the cata logue will be found to be 1,062) it would be, of course, impossible to specify (even if we had the leisure, after attending the Private View) more than a very na al I proportion indeed even among the more note worthy contributions. We must perforce, there fore, content ourselves now, on this very day of the Private View, with speaking of the present year's Exhibition at the Royal Academy, in terms of the merest generality. If only by reason of the ambi tious character of the picture as a work of art — as a work of high art—F. Leighton's (194) "Dante in Exile," demands at least to be at once particularised, and to be mentioned too, as it deserves, in terms expressive of our highest ad miration. Mr. Elmore's (100) " Within the Coz vent Walls," is a smaller but a very noble and an eminently beautiful production. It will rank among his masterpieces. There is not far off again upon the same wall in Mr. Lewis's (110) " The Ilosh," a wonderful pro duction—a very marvel of painting. Sir Edwin Landseer has two or three pictures in the Gallery, one of them at least not unworthy of his reputa tion. It is a picture, the one we here al lude to, of the icy Arctic— with some Polar Bears—tearing a banner or same blankets, among wreck and bones—horrible to look at—being, as it is like grim life and death huddled together! Mr. Stansfield gives us, in 1864, his notion (as Sir Edwin, years ago, gave his) of "Peace" and " War." Mr. Poole _contributes two or three charming pic tures—one of them a very charming picture, that of tte " The Foster Children"—but not one of them, to our mine, worthy of his splendid abilities as an artist. The rooms of the aillery, as we quitted them, were beginning to fill rapidly. Among the fashionable people already noticeable there were the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Carlisle, the Arch bishop of Dublin, together with a crowd of other well-known members of the aristocracy, both lay and ecclesiastical. Speech of Prince William of Baden, CARLSRUHE, April 25. The sitting of the Upper Chamber was opened by Prince William of Baden, the President, to-day, with the following address : " It is a pleasing and constantly exercised duty of this high Chamber always to take the warmest interest in all events affecting the Fatherland. Two events of this character have recently taken place in the warlike history of our country. The first is the glorious engagement of the first Prussian ships upon the 18th March with a superior hostile fleet ; the second the occurrence of the 18th of the present month, which is irscribed in the warlike story of Prussia and of Germany in letters of gold. Upon the last mentioned day the Prussian army gained a brilliant victory over the army of the enemy of the entire Fatherland. Sagacious leadership, coupled with the devotion and unsurpassable valour of the troops, have succeeded at least in expelling the enemy fur ever from the mainland. The result, gentlemen, is all the more glorious and eventful— for which we cannot thank Divine Providence with sufficient ardour—as it has taken place shortly be fore the meeting of the perhaps dangerous Confe ence, which is to decide the future of Schleswig Holstein, in a country hostile to Germany. Let us, therefore, join in the exultation of the Prussian people, and not omit to participate in the sorrow of those who have suffered great grief and losses upon the 18th. Ours be it to exclaim, Honour and fame to the allied armies, who fought for German honour ? Peace to the ashes of those who have died the death of heroes for their country !'" All the members of the Chamber rose from their seats in token of their agreement with the speech of their President. Liverpool Cotton Market_This Day, Market very strong. Sales, about 10,000 bales. Week's sales, 96,420 bales, including 20,560 on speculation, and 22,180 for export; actual export, 11,525; estimated stock, 367,599. Quotations— Middling, Orleans, 271; Mobile, 271; Uplands, 27i; estimated fair Egyptians, 28,-} to 29; Swats, 9i to 25. Imports, 18,344 balee, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEORAMS.] AUSTRIA. VIENNA, APRIL 29. The Emperor and Empress of Russia are expected on the 15th May at Kissengen. His Majesty will remain a fortnight. The Emperor and Empress of Austria are also about to visit Kissengen, and a mgeting of the Sovereigns will probably take place. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, APRIL 28. An important public manifestation was com menced here yesterday evening. The corporations and professors together, with a large concourse of people, assembled with a view of thanking the Prince for the new electoral law. The assembly dispersed, however, at the invita tion of the authorities. DI EXIC 0. PARIS, APRIL 29. The Moniteur of this morning says :—Advices received here from Mexico to the 29th March, state the reconciliatory mission of the French army was becoming better understood. The number of adhesions was continually increas ing, and the guerillas had disappeared. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 28.—The arrival of the English funds with a decline has had a rather depressing effect on the market. Threes, for the Account, receded to 66f. 80c., but they have since recovered, and are now at 66f. 95c. Mobilier. after having gone down to 1,205 f., are now at 1,220 f. Railway Market heavy, but up to the present time with little variation in prices. The market again de , clined towards the close, and left off as follows :- 4i per Cents. 94 Italian Loan 6B 70 Do. end month.... Do. end month 6B 75 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 75 Do. end month — Credit Mobiller.... 1197 50 Russian Do. end m0nth....1195 Austrian -- Bank Shares 3350 Spanish Threes.... 51 75 Credit Foncier l2BO Rome Debt Roman - RA ILWAYS. Cash. Account. 885 887 50 980 .. 975 940 .. 945 837 50 .. Orleans Northern Lyons and Neditarranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - - 632 50 .. 660 - 500 - .. 500 - 478 75 .. 480 - 370 - .. 367 50 415 - , . 415 - 553 75 .. 557 50 491 25 .. 49,) - 570 - .. 570 - 270 - 275 - AMERICA. REUTER'S EXPRESS. (Per the City of London.) NEW YORK, April 16. Despatches from the Army of the Potomac announce that the roads in its vicinity are now i❑ excellent condition, presenting no obstacle to an immediate advance. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad is again in running order, and uninter rupted railroad and telegraphic communication exists between the army and Washington. It is expected that active operations will commence at once. The rebel guerillas are becoming active. On the 14th Mosby, with about five hundred rebel cavalry, appeared suddenly near Bristoe station, and cap tured 25 Federal soldiers. He moved off in the direction of Fredericksburg, It is reported that Longstreet had reached Rich mond on the 11th with the greater portion of his army, and that General Leo had been heavily rein forced from other points, and also by a great num ber of conscripts. The Army of the Potomac is believed to exceed that of General Lee in numbers, and is represented to be in excellent condition. There is no further news from Knoxville or Chattanooga. East Tennessee is said to have been en i - Leely abandoned by the rebels. Fort Pillow, on the Mi ss i ss i pp i River, 70 miles above MAl:phis, was captured on the 12th inst. by the rebel foeces under Gen. Forrest, who demanded first a eurrend:kr of the f or t—d ec l aring that, if he had to take it by storm, no q uar t er would be given to the coloured t roops, qf whi c h th e garrison mostly consisted. Maj or B oot h , ; . he Fede ra l commander, refused to surre n d er , an d t h e re ,!` els at once stormed the fort, overpowering the garrison by numbers. The negro troops became panic-etricken, and fled to the rear, It is alleged that the rebels masertcred nearly all the negro and many of the white troops after the surrender of the fort, and that lase than 200 out of the garrison of 600 were spared. ANN. Booth was killed. The rebel General Chalmers is said to have endeavoured to stop the carnage. An account received, via Cairo, states that only 56 negroes were spared, and that not one officer who commanded them survived. The rebels are said to have lost heavily in the assault. Several of the guns were spiked previous to their falling into the hands of the rebels. The guns of the fort were turned upon the Federal gunboat No. 7, which was compelled to withdraw. It is said that the rebels intended to evacuate the place and attack Memphis. One despatch, however, states that they will garrison and hold the fort. No boats are allowed to go below Columbus, Kentucky. The Government is said to have received no con firmation of the reported massacre of the garrison, although the accounts received are generally be. lieved to be but little exaggerated. The rebel General Buford, commanding a division of Forrest's forces, drove in the Federal pickets at Columbus, Kentucky, on th e 13th, and demanded the surrender of Fort Halleck. The Federal com mander refused to surrender, and Buford's forces withdrew, and a portion of them subsequently attacked and occupied Paducah, being finally driven oat by the Federal gunboats. They moved off towards Mayfield, taking with them a large amount of plunder, There is a . prevailing apprehension that the ope rations of Forrest and Buford, although important in themselves, are merely intended to effect a diver sion in favour of more formidable operations else where under General John Morgan. Under whom, at last accounts, a very heavy force was being con centrated at Abingdon, in SoutheWestern Virginia. Rebel guerillas are quite active in Kentucky, opposite Cairo. Advices from Louisiana to the sth inst. state that General Banks and staff had reached Grand Ecore. Alexandria has been put in condition for defence against a threatened rebel attack. The heavy ironclads had dropped down the Red River to Fort De Russy, There was nothing further from the column moving against Shreveport, under General Smith. Latest advices from Arkansas state that General Steele's army, on the 7th inst., had reached a point on the Little Missouri river, 25 miles from Cam den, and expected next day to effect a junction with the force under General Thayer, advancing from Fort Smith. General Steele,has been several times attacked by the rebels under Marmaduke and Shelby with cavalry, the rebels being repulsed in each case. Texas advices announce the occupation of Eagle Pass, on the Rio Grande, by :a heavy Federal cavalry force. Eagle Pass has been the great point at which the rebels have sent cotton over into Mexico, Corpus Christi has been re-occupied by the Federals, and a number of rebel prisoners taken. A cavalry fight between the 14th New York and a portion of the Seventh Alabama regiments is re ported to have occurred near Barrancas, Florida, in which the rebels lost heavily and retreated. The rebel conscription is rigidly enforced in Southern Alabama, and terrible persecutions are said to be inflicted on those who try to evade it. Admiral Porter has furnished the navy depart ment evidence of the ezistence of a regularly orga- nized rebel torpedo corps, whose object is to destroy Federal vessels by every possible device. The Alexandria Virginia Union Convention have adopted an amendment to the state constitution abolishing slavery.' In the Federal Senate, the committee on foreign affairs have refused to report the resolution adoptted in the House of Representatives, reassertiug he Munroe doctrine and denouncing the French occu pation of Mexico. The Metropolitan Sanitary Fair in New continues to be well e.ttended, and receipts t hus far amount to 600,000 dole. York, The votes for the preAentation of a sword by the Fair are so far largely in favour of General .11'01ei' lan. Each visitor paying 1 dol. can vote. Althoug h apparently an unimportant affair, the result 18 anxiously awaited, inasmuch As it is thought to indicate the relative popularity of the two Generals' SOUTHAMPTON, April 29. The Hamburg and American Company's stean ier Teutonia from New York on the 16t4 inst. ha s arrived off Cowes. She brings 134 passeng ers far this port, Havre, and Hamburg, 118,2 00 d ole. in specie for France, and 500 dole. for Hamburg' On the 17th inst. she spoke the Sasonia bol' for New York. The Teutonia is waiting for orders before pro ceeding for Hamburg. Canal - Pg - trxt- ITY110: HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, April 2 8, His Royal Highness Prince Augustus of S age Coburg, Prince Philip, and Princess Amelie as yesterday on a visit to her Majesty, and leg Osborne at ten o'clock this morning on theirreturn to Claremont. Princess Leiningen dined with her Majesty a nd the royal family. The Prince and Princess of Wales , SANDRINGHAM, April 28,, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, al tended by Captain Grey, arrived at Sandring heni on Tuesday evening from Newmarket, 135 g travelled to Wolferton by special train. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wale s, et' tended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, walked in the grounds, end drove out. ver On Wednesday the Prince of Wales walk ed° , the estate, and, with Lieutenant-General Ni oll e . and Captain Grey, inspected the various imP ruf ments that are being made to the royal estate. Baron de Bertouch arrived at Sandringha m° Wednesday afternoon from Denmark. Their royal highnesses, according to present rangements, will leave Sandringham for town tcl • day by special train, and in th e interval of the ir absence from Norfolk th e P r i nce of Wales's ne , ; residence will be commenced. The plans , wi L ic id have been prepared by Mr. Humbert, have been t before his royal highness, and it is understood tba a mansion suited to the dignity of the heir to the Throne will be provided in the place of the pre s° 4 o hall, the pretensions of which are of a very 1 111M ' character. The erection of residences for the comPtr ol/e ! of equerries, the exte ns i on o f the royal sta ble providing of new cottages f or th e labourers replets° ,: with every accommodation, the planting of trees , laying out of garde ns , &t 3 , which are being carri e d out extensively, sufficiently indicate the intere felt by their royal highnes ses in the estate And th great improvements contemplated. THE VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE.—UNI VERSITY ARRANGEMENTS. The council of the senate have reported to the senate that the grace which was approved by theta , and subsequently sanctioned by the senate. on 1 0 , 21st inst., for the purpose of fixing the 16th o' June as the day for conferring the honorarY grecs and reciting the prize exercises, was so iirt proved with special reference to the intended cit. to the university of their Royal Highnesse s the Prince and Princess of Wales. They have since understood that it would b r e , more agreeable to their royal highnesses to Ss °- earlier period for their visit, viz., from the 2 d t° the 4th of June, so that they may be prese.at in th university before the members have kep,trat ed for the The lg vac:itioo. on council therefore recommend that the 13°° 7, rary degrees be conferred on June 3, and that .11 Vice-Chancellor be authorised to fix the d3l an d time for reciting the prize exercises. r e of As the examination for the ordinary d e g -e tho B,A. cannot take place in the Senate-house 6t time fixed by grace of Oct. 28, 1858, viz. , . May 1,1 1 the council recommend that the syndicat e vil ;. was appointed on the 21st inst. to make p rePar r a. tions for the visit of their royal highness es be e . oli powered to sign a plaei in which the Wallin°ti shall be held. A grace to authorise the carrying into effect the foiegoing recommendations will be offered to senate at the next ensuing congrega:tion. ..- His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge h h . onoured the Earl and Countess of Malniesberi Cambridge E ro d y w al ard hig o h f ne s ss ax w e in company at dinner, yesterday evening, at their reside:o,a . were—Her rve Saxe-Weimar, m H a e r r, his s e r e n E e Stratford-place. Among the guests invited to meet 13i : C o ed " Apponyi (the Austrian Ambassvdor), the Marquis a Marchioness xcelilliegnilncy"sth:rinc'es; Cadore, the Merchione,ssof Ely, the Ear l _, 3l 'd Countess of Tankerville, the Earl of Clanwilliam, Lord ""- Lady Colville, Lord Edward St. Maul - , Colonel the 0 °12 ; James and Mrs. Macdonald, Sir Auguatnts and Lady rttge and Miss Dashwood. THE PREMIER.—Lord Palmerston has been coil' fined to his residence during the week by an at tack of elf' which will account for his absence from the Hoag) of COW mons. Owing to his illness, Lady Pahnerston's pa' which was fixed for to - morrow night , is p ut off to the of May. May. • The Earl and Countess of Courtown leave their temporary residence on Carlton-house-terrace to luorr for their seat in Ireland. The Countess of Verulara's dance for May 1 1 itt unavoidably postponed until the 12th. His Royal Highness Prince Philip of Wurte°l.B boxg, attended by Baron Guttenberg and M. Mesnard, 46 left the Clarendon Hotel for the continent, The Marquis and Marchioness ,CholmonticleY en t er t. a izied a select party at dinner yeste rda y evening, g their marwion on Carlton-house-terrace. The Maiquis and Marchioness of Waterford Are expected to' arrive at their mansion in Charles-street, St, James's, froL Curraghmorc, County Waterford. The Earl and Countess of Bessborough receivea a select party at cfn e n er y esterda y evening at their h o use in Charles-street, BerkCleY•square. The Earl Cadoge n—not the Earl of Cardia n, i2adiv osed. A g a ty°' as announced yesterday— -is seriously graphical error was the Mk se of the mi sstatement. NTINOrLE VIA VIE SO LETTERS FOR CONSTA‘ pcs tal co mmunication 110 AND KUSTENDEE.—T he been re-established between Vienn's and • ConstantinoPle b):, way of Tchernavoda and Kustendjie, Al :ails for cor,veyelle: by this route are despatched from Viet na twice a wee s ; viz., on M o ndays and Fridays; and lettel a from the Unitea Kingdom intended to be forwarded by E r, ch mails will, la the ordinary course of post, be in time fore he mail of INIOO - if despatched from London via Ostend se n the morniug of the previous Saturday, and for the mail ot Friday if do of from London on the morning of the sendersPre d 0 Wednesday. Letters for Constantinople, whit the d. may desire to forward b y this route, mu st be .113e6a;Y 9 dressed "via liustendjie." The postage char. g-eable forupoa let t er s will be the same as via T rieste, viz,, lld letter not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight, When P re. paid, and is 1:1 if sent unpaid. ng • of THE IRONMASTERS' MEETING. AL a tne et : . it the iron trrde of the United Kingdom, licldtl6.lll London on the 28th inst., atten ded by s m ost i all eu _ members, resolutions to the following effect w e re un tlO mously adopted :—That this m eetin g , without an y desire rali _ Y interfere with the right of the wo rkmen to combine io every _.. fair and legitimate object, is resolved to r esist, by e eow bi.. means in its power, all atte m p ts on the part of any ~,,, D odo nation of workmen to dictate to their emploYer e "" wor kmen in which their work shall be conducted, and whitt .rii. they shall employ ; and, with a view to maintaiit thisaptiing ciple, a committee be formed representing- every fl on mating district. tcf of Another dividend under the bank rillP3 dato Strahan, Paul, and Bates is promised at no distat ill the bankruptcy court officials having at Pra' len betweeh £15,000 and £16,000,